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Good luck Atlantis, not long now!! (A place to get your woo hoos posted) by Joffan on 06 Jun, 2007 00:47
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This is a deliberate "lightning conductor" thread to absorb all the good wishes and clock observations that we all feel but are a bit too much for the update thread.
Everyone is welcome, just jump in.
For myself:
Woohoo! the countdown is about to start! I hope all goes well in the next few days... I'm really looking forward to the mission. -
#1 by MySDCUserID on 06 Jun, 2007 00:49
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I'll bite:
LIGHT THIS CANDLE!!! WOOOOHOOOOO!!!!! :laugh: -
#2 by Chris Bergin on 06 Jun, 2007 00:53
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Good call
God Speed Atlantis
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#3 by marsguy on 06 Jun, 2007 00:58
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Almost time for the countdown to start...
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#4 by Jamie Young on 06 Jun, 2007 01:38
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Joffan - 5/6/2007 7:47 PM
This is a deliberate "lightning conductor" thread to absorb all the good wishes and clock observations that we all feel but are a bit too much for the update thread.
Everyone is welcome, just jump in.
For myself:
Woohoo! the countdown is about to start! I hope all goes well in the next few days... I'm really looking forward to the mission.
Go Atlantis
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#5 by Ford Mustang on 06 Jun, 2007 01:50
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Good luck, Atlantis. Godspeed to you and your crew.
I wish to, someday, watch one launch AND land, in person. Will I? Probably never.
Giving props to the crew for helpin' us reach the moon, and props to NTV for the coverage. -
#6 by gocamels on 06 Jun, 2007 02:07
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Ford Mustang - 5/6/2007 9:50 PM
Good luck, Atlantis. Godspeed to you and your crew.
I wish to, someday, watch one launch AND land, in person. Will I? Probably never.
Giving props to the crew for helpin' us reach the moon, and props to NTV for the coverage.
Same sentiments from here on the Outer Banks of NC...let's LIGHT THE CANDLE!!! -
#7 by Andrewwski on 06 Jun, 2007 02:08
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Sorta off topic, but does anyone know when the official Java timer appears on Nasa.gov? I usually embed that into a local webpage (a HTML document on my Hard Drive), then set that as my desktop background.
Go Atlantis! -
#8 by Ankle-bone12 on 06 Jun, 2007 02:14
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This is a very good Idea.
A place where I can say what I need to without getting chewed big time by the scientists.
GO ATLANTIS!!!! -
#9 by marsguy on 06 Jun, 2007 02:32
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Andrewwski - 5/6/2007 10:08 PM
Sorta off topic, but does anyone know when the official Java timer appears on Nasa.gov? I usually embed that into a local webpage (a HTML document on my Hard Drive), then set that as my desktop background.
Go Atlantis!
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#10 by spaceshuttle on 06 Jun, 2007 02:46
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A place to WHOO-HOO w/o getting chewed out?! YAAAAAAAAAAA! ATLANTIS! GO 'HEAD ON, BOO!
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#11 by nathan.moeller on 06 Jun, 2007 03:17
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Let's show them that penguins can fly!! Go Atlantis!!
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#12 by spaceshuttle on 06 Jun, 2007 03:30
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Let's show them that penguins can fly!! Go Atlantis!!
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#13 by Avron on 06 Jun, 2007 04:15
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Wow.. its time..
Source HDNET
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#14 by psloss on 06 Jun, 2007 11:23
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Avron - 5/6/2007 12:15 AM
Looks like a pre-hail tank...
Wow.. its time..
Source HDNET
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#15 by wannamoonbase on 06 Jun, 2007 12:08
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Excellent idea, I have been bursting inside wanting to post my WhooHoos and Yee Haws!
I am more excited for this launch than I have been for any in a long time. I hope its possible to get all 4 in this year that would be a nice flow rate.
GO ATLANTIS!
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#16 by nathan.moeller on 06 Jun, 2007 12:16
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It looks like the foam repairs have darkened nicely. Either that, or my eyes deceive me.
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#17 by DaveS on 06 Jun, 2007 12:37
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psloss - 6/6/2007 1:23 PM
It sure is. the large area repair on the aft LOX tank ogive isn't visible even though from that point of view it should be. Not to mention the other smaller repairs.QuoteAvron - 5/6/2007 12:15 AM
Looks like a pre-hail tank...
Wow.. its time..
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#18 by MATTBLAK on 06 Jun, 2007 12:41
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GO ATLANTIS! GO YOU GOOD THING!!! :cool:
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#19 by Colds7ream on 06 Jun, 2007 12:52
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Best wishes, Atlantis! Good luck from that small nation across the pond!
Colds7ream @ UK
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#20 by Avron on 06 Jun, 2007 13:27
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DaveS - 6/6/2007 8:37 AM
Quotepsloss - 6/6/2007 1:23 PM
It sure is. the large area repair on the aft LOX tank ogive isn't visible even though from that point of view it should be. Not to mention the other smaller repairs.QuoteAvron - 5/6/2007 12:15 AM
Looks like a pre-hail tank...
Wow.. its time..
Source HDNET
See if I can get you folks the full video .. there is a zoom in section and it looks like some repairs..
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#21 by Astromattical on 06 Jun, 2007 13:57
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WOOHOO! Going to be awesome! Godspeed, Atlantis!
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#22 by Mark Nguyen on 06 Jun, 2007 14:02
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Godspeed Atlantis from another Calgary resident! Everyone, be sure your WHUM is in check!
Mark
PS - Wouldn't it be great if THESE forums also had a javascript countdown? -
#23 by astrobrian on 06 Jun, 2007 15:24
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great idea for a thread WOOO HOOOOOO Love the HD NET pics, and ahhh yes, the WHUM , maybe someone will ask about that in the briefings
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#24 by ShuttleDiscovery on 06 Jun, 2007 15:27
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I don't need to say anything it's already in my signature below!
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#25 by Space Shrew on 06 Jun, 2007 17:26
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GOOD LUCK TO THE CREW AND....
GO ATLANTIS GO GO GO
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#26 by Martin.cz on 06 Jun, 2007 17:51
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GOOD LUCK ^^
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#27 by shuttlepilot on 06 Jun, 2007 19:14
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Good luck and godspeed, Atlantis!
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#28 by Paolo on 06 Jun, 2007 19:23
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Many years ago I saw the launch of Atlantis from the press site at the Cape.
And now again Atlantis...
GO ATLANTIS GO GO GO GO
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#29 by Ankle-bone12 on 06 Jun, 2007 23:38
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Exactly 2 days!
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#30 by shuttlepilot on 07 Jun, 2007 09:35
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I can't belive it's only one day from now!
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#31 by wannamoonbase on 07 Jun, 2007 13:10
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Weather looks pretty good for zip code 32920 as well.
Vehicle looks ready to go right now too.
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#32 by EirikV on 07 Jun, 2007 13:25
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Godspeed Atlantis!
A little "how-to" if you want the official "T-" clock on your desktop:
Download the .htm file attached, put it wherever you want on your hard drive, then right click on your desktop -> properties -> desktop -> customize desktop -> web -> new -> browse for the .htm file attached, add it and click "OK". It will appear on your desktop as a resizable, movable web page.
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#33 by wannamoonbase on 07 Jun, 2007 17:42
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Thank you EirikV very cool desktop feature.
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#34 by gocamels on 07 Jun, 2007 19:53
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That's a keeper right there E...great job
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#35 by EirikV on 07 Jun, 2007 20:04
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Thanks! By the way - if you're planning on using two or more monitors/projectors, you can edit the size of the flash clock by simply opening the web page in Notepad, and scroll sideways to the
height="180" width="260">
part, simply edit those numbers (in pixels) and you'll get the clock in whatever size you want. Then go to your desktop and customize the window. It looks great on a 15" monitor! (although the resolution is quite poor...) -
#36 by Stardust9906 on 07 Jun, 2007 23:28
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Best wishes to the 117 crew.
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#37 by Andrewwski on 07 Jun, 2007 23:42
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Here's my background. It has a crew photo with the active countdown clock. I sized it for 1024x768...I'm making a 1280x1024 one now.
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#38 by ApolloLee on 07 Jun, 2007 23:44
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It's about time....
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#39 by Joffan on 08 Jun, 2007 01:06
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Ready for Atlantis to get unveiled... no more the ET+SRB only visible. We want to see that beautiful bird!
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#40 by Ankle-bone12 on 08 Jun, 2007 05:28
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When does the clock start ticking again?
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#41 by Austin on 08 Jun, 2007 05:54
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When does the clock start ticking again?
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#42 by Zachstar on 08 Jun, 2007 07:32
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Good Luck Atlantis! Enjoy the short nights!
Seriously y'all I loaded up ORBITER with the new Space Shuttle Fleet 3.93 to pass some time. I noticed that when I got into Orbit something strange was happening.
Turns out that its only been a short time since a 72 hour Sunshine Marathon in the ISS orbit. As such the nights are very short and the Camera views will be VERY nice with all that daytime.
I want to go check out how long night is for FD1 and Landing Day. I will post those est. durations tommorow.
For now I want to show a short Fraps capture made into a GIF for quick posting. It is of horrid quality but shows you a few of the Orbits from the ISS perspective during FD1.Again I'm very sorry about the poor quality but you can basically make out what I'm talking about. I wanted to keep it at 36K to be kind to people with lower connections and not get the mods hounding me
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/9850/iss117shortnighttq4.gif" />
Credit goes to David413 for the Marathon heads up and the Shuttle Fleet Addon.
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#43 by Zachstar on 08 Jun, 2007 07:44
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Just a quick follow up.
(Simulated) Est. Night Duration (ISS Perspective)
8th June: 19mins (Launch)
17th June: 37 Mins (Undocking)
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#44 by JWag on 08 Jun, 2007 13:22
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I don't know if this is common knowledge, but here's a way to make refreshing active threads easier.
The link for the Launch thread is this:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=8272&posts=12&start=1
If you remove the stuff after "tid=8272" so that the URL looks like this:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=8272
It will automatically take you to the most recent post at the very end of the thread, even if it's on the next page. So if you're like me and will be working during the countdown (but your boss is kind enough to allow you to have the webcast and forum open), all you need to do is mash the F5 button to refresh the thread to the most recent post.
Just be nice to NSF and maybe refresh once every 30 seconds or so.
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#45 by Johnny Rönnberg on 08 Jun, 2007 14:36
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Just a perfect summer day to launch. Come home from work some minuets ago. Just now I sitting outside and follow the count. Actually is it only one thing to say Go Atlantis Go!
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#46 by Chris Bergin on 08 Jun, 2007 14:42
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MondoMor - 8/6/2007 2:22 PM
I don't know if this is common knowledge, but here's a way to make refreshing active threads easier.
The link for the Launch thread is this:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=8272&posts=12&start=1
If you remove the stuff after "tid=8272" so that the URL looks like this:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=8272
It will automatically take you to the most recent post at the very end of the thread, even if it's on the next page. So if you're like me and will be working during the countdown (but your boss is kind enough to allow you to have the webcast and forum open), all you need to do is mash the F5 button to refresh the thread to the most recent post.
Just be nice to NSF and maybe refresh once every 30 seconds or so.
That man deserves a medal
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#47 by Swee on 08 Jun, 2007 14:56
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#48 by gocamels on 08 Jun, 2007 19:53
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Anyone else get chills and tears when you see the crew on the way down the hall and out to the Astrovan...and more from SEEING the reaction and excitment of those around them/watching them/cheering them as they walk by?!?! Sure do here everytime!!!
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#49 by Lee Jay on 08 Jun, 2007 20:09
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Best of luck for a safe launch, to the crew, the engineers, the managers, and the technicians.
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#50 by Ankle-bone12 on 08 Jun, 2007 20:12
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been waiting five months for this. God speed to the crew and people of STS 117
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#51 by spaceshuttle on 08 Jun, 2007 20:15
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Good luck, Boo!
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#52 by Joffan on 08 Jun, 2007 21:47
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T-01:00:00, under two hours real time...
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#53 by northanger on 08 Jun, 2007 23:19
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Godspeed, STS-117 Atlantis.
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#54 by Mark Nguyen on 08 Jun, 2007 23:24
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Coming out of the last hold shortly. Last chance for best wishes. Looks like the WHUM will not be necessary this launch.
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#55 by MATTBLAK on 08 Jun, 2007 23:38
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May the Angels ride with them from liftoff to wheels stop...
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#56 by spaceshuttle on 08 Jun, 2007 23:40
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THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKIN' ABOUT! GO 'HEAD ON, BOO!
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#57 by SpaceUSMC on 08 Jun, 2007 23:54
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Go get em Atlantis!!!! And Semper FI to the CDR!!
Go Atlantis
